Wednesday before finals and I’m writing to you from my bed with a pint of chocolate brownie fudge in my lap urging myself to not turn on my television to watch Private Practice on Netflix all while scolding myself for not following my initial plan of going to the library at 3:30… It’s now 6:30. […]
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The Beauty of a Long Distance Relationship
College is supposed to be four of the best years of your life and people either don’t want to waste it with the same person or want one person to be by their side throughout it all. College relationships can easily be looked at as an inconvenience and are many times avoided. Instead, the idea […]
Send Tissues
For as valid as how sick I am of studying and school and classes and people in classes and having my boyfriend eight hours away, this is a post about literal illness. Germs from all over the country are all of a sudden mixed with different ones making it impossible to escape sickness. Somehow, last […]
Ten Questions to Ask Your Future Roomies
Transferring means I’m once again the new kid in school, but luckily so is every one who’s living around me. That also means, that more often than not, all of these transfer students, like myself, don’t know anyone. After a few weeks of not having to think about school, it’s that time of the summer […]
Tips and Tricks for the Nannies
The first time I ever babysat for someone other than my sisters, I was nineteen years old. About six weeks ago. The mother needed someone to greet her kids off the bus and stay until she got home. So, after telling my mom countless times that I don’t babysit, I went. I stood in their […]
College Bedding Necessities
One of the best parts about going away to college is having another place to call home. Nine months out of the year you’re living in a 12 by 19- foot room. And the best part? You get to decorate it all! On move in day, I watched as my roommate and her mom strung […]
How to Make Your Summer Budget ~Work~
See what I did there in the title? The freedom and possibilities that come with summer are endless. Numerous beach days and ice cream dates with friends are the most exciting parts for many people. There are music festivals and camping trips and amusement parks that will fill your days until you return to school […]
What Would Your American Girl Doll Say?
The famous company, American Girl Doll, has been inspiring young girls, including myself (though I’d like to think I’m not that young anymore), for officially thirty years as of the 2016 summer. When you’re six, in the American Girl world you might as well be turning 21. You’re “legal” to become invested into the world […]
The Derivative of Amazon is Amazon Prime
One time at school, I got five packages from amazon prime at once. Another time at school, my dad sent me a bunch of items I needed from amazon prime and they all came on different days so it was like Hanukkah. Thirty- six other times at school, I got emails from the post office […]
Why You Should Date The Hopeless Romantic
You’ll be challenged by the relationship like you’ve never been before. Nicholas Sparks sets those bars pretty high. You’ve got to leave before she wakes up? Flower on the pillow? She had a bad day? She definitely doesn’t want to make dinner or go out. It’s not a relationship that will be in and out […]